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Faculty Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere 04/29/2021 A team of atmospheric chemists and lightning scientists have found that lightning bolts and, surprisingly, subvisible discharges that cannot be seen by cameras or the naked eye produce extreme amounts of the hydroxyl radical -- OH -- and hydroperoxyl radical -- HO2. |
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Alumni In the air or on land, Chelius propelled meteorology students, research 04/28/2021 Carl Chelius had a pretty exciting job as assistant professor and senior research pilot for the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences -- flying Twin Commander 680E airplanes for research -- but the thing he most loved was teaching and interacting with the students. |
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Student May 3 submission deadline for graduate student elevator-pitch competition 04/27/2021 For graduate students, being able to explain and sell your research in a brief, concise manner is a valuable career skill for finding jobs and landing research funding. With this in mind, the Materials Research Institute (MRI) is holding a call for participants involved in graduate materials or engineering research to enter the PPG Elevator Pitch Competition. |
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Research Energy Days to be held virtually on May 19 and 20 04/26/2021 Energy Days, an annual conference that brings together professionals working in all areas of energy, will be held on May 19 and 20. This year's event will be virtual, and it is free and open to the public. |
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Faculty AI Hub to help enhance Penn State's global leadership in artificial intelligence 04/23/2021 Penn State has launched an expanded initiative in artificial intelligence (AI), termed the AI Hub. It will bring together the University's considerable resources and talent in AI to further advance its position as a global leader in the field. Sh |
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Faculty Penn State center to advance AI tools to accelerate scientific progress 04/23/2021 A recently approved research center will unite Penn State researchers to explore the use of artificial intelligence as a tool to dramatically accelerate the scientific process, an initiative that the center's organizers say could rapidly accelerate scientific progress. |
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Faculty Penn State announces 2021 University-wide faculty and staff awards 04/22/2021 Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the University's faculty and staff who go above and beyond. |
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Graduate Student Sustainability awards recognize student leadership, commitment 04/21/2021 This month, Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Student Sustainability Advisory Council (SSAC) honored six Penn State students for their leadership and commitment to sustainability throughout their time at Penn State. |
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Faculty When calculating the social cost of methane, equity matters 04/21/2021 The social cost of methane -- a greenhouse gas that is 30 times as potent as carbon dioxide in its ability to trap heat -- varies by as much as an order of magnitude between industrialized and developing regions of the world, according to researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Berkeley and Penn State. |
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Student Virtual Undergraduate Exhibition showcases undergraduate ingenuity 04/21/2021 he 2021 Undergraduate Exhibition, held online between April 14 and 16, showcased the ingenuity of more than 190 Penn State undergraduates from across the commonwealth, who shared their research, creative activity or engagement experience with the Penn State community. |